''Only One Night'' (german: Nur eine Nacht) is a 1950 West German

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directed by

Fritz Kirchhoff Fritz Kirchhoff (1901–1953) was a German screenwriter, film producer and director. He was a noted director during the Nazi era, directing film such as the anti-British propaganda thriller ''Attack on Baku'' (1942). His 1942 film ''5 June'', sho ...

and starring

Marianne Hoppe Marianne Hoppe (26 April 1909 – 23 October 2002) was a German theatre and film actress. Life and work Born in Rostock, Hoppe became a leading lady of stage and films in Germany. She was born into a wealthy landowning family and was initiall ...

Hans Söhnker Hans Söhnker (11 October 1903 – 20 April 1981) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1980. He was born in Kiel, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Tsarevich'' (1933) – ...

and

Willy Maertens Willy Maertens (1893–1967) was a German film and television actor. He was married to the actress Charlotte Kramm with whom he had a son Peter Maertens. Selected filmography * ''Attack on Baku'' (1942) - Notar beim dänischen Ölherrn Jenssen ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p. 52 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Ernst H. Albrecht Ernst H. Albrecht (1906–1982) was a German art director. He worked on the sets of over eighty films during his career. He was employed mainly in Germany, but also worked on the Austrian film ''The Blue Star of the South'' in 1951.Fritsche p.241 ...

. Location shooting took place on the Reeperbahn in

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Synopsis

Two strangers enjoy a brief encounter after meeting in Hamburg.

Cast

as Die Frau *

as Der Mann *

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* Reinhold Lütjohann *

Carl Voscherau Carl Voscherau (1900–1963) was a German film actor.Shandley p.212 He was also a prominent voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Germany. His son Henning Voscherau was Mayor of Hamburg. Selected filmography * ''Film Without a Title' ...

Konrad Mayerhoff Konrad is a German (with variants ''Kunz'' and ''Kunze'') given name and surname that means "bold counselor" and may refer to: People Given name Surname *Alexander Konrad (1890–1940), Russian explorer *Antoine Konrad (born 1975), birth name o ...

Otto Kuhlmann Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded f ...

Erwin Linder Erwin Linder (1903–1968) was a German stage, film and television actor.Meyer p.76 Selected filmography * ''Only One Night'' (1950) * '' Klettermaxe'' (1952) * '' Dreaming Lips'' (1953) * '' Wedding in Transit'' (1953) * '' Don't Forget Love'' ...

Karl-Heinz Peters Karl-Heinz Peters (1903–1990) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Alarm at Station III'' (1939) * ''Men Are That Way'' (1939) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * ''Enemies'' (1940) * '' Mein Leben für Irland'' (1940) * ''Between Hamburg ...

* Arnim Dahl as Schläger auf der Reeperbahn *

Madelon Truß Madelon may refer to: Given name: * Madelon Baans (born 1977), retired breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, competed in three Summer Olympics * Madelon Lubin Finkel, Professor of Professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medica ...

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Walter Scherau Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

Lotte Manshardt Lotte may refer to: Businesses * Lotte Corporation, a South Korean industrial conglomerate ** Lotte Holdings, a Japanese holding company ** Lotte Capital, a South Korean financial company ** Lotte Card, a South Korean credit card provider ** ...

Helmut Peine Helmut Peine (1902–1970) was a German film, radio and television actor. In 1961 he played the title role in the four-part television crime series ''Inspector Hornleigh Intervenes''.Compart p.182 Selected filmography * ''Only One Night'' (1950) ...

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Otto Graf Otto Graf (28 November 1896 – 22 February 1977) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1935 and 1970. Partial filmography * ''Nacht der Verwandlung'' (1935) as René Duval * '' The Traitor'' ( ...

* Herbert A.E. Böhme *

Eva Probst Eva Irene Probst (21 April 1930 – 19 November 2018) was a German actress. Biography Born in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Probst was married to Austrian actor Gerhard Riedmann from 1954-60. In the 1950s, she starred in romantic comedy films and ''Heima ...

Günter Pfitzmann Günter Pfitzmann (8 April 1924 – 30 May 2003) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 60 films between 1950 and 2001. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Only One Night'' (1950) * ''All Clues Lead ...

References

Bibliography

* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1950 films 1950 drama films German drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Fritz Kirchhoff Films shot in Hamburg Films set in Hamburg German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub